Family History Collection

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Family History Collection

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Family history Interesting Collection

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Dunn Family
Dunn Family in Cawston - At the present time there are no members of this family left in the village as they have migrated to other places in the vicinity and abroad. The furthest I can go back is to what my grandfather....

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Monsey Family at the old Ratcatchers Row.
Stanley Monsey (early 1890 - 1953), his wife May Monsey (late 1890 to mid 1970’s), and their children lived at the old Ratcatchers Row in the first half of the 20th. century. Stanley died in 1953....

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Michael Yaxley
Michael has vivid memory of our village and social changes and have put together numerous pieces about our history. Click on the file to view full screen.... And the Links belowfor his pieces - Eric Monsey - He Died for His Country Alvington -…

George Cawston
In 1896 the manorial rights having passed from Augustine Earle to the Bulwer family were sold to George Cawston of London.... Click on File to view full screen....

Eddie Cox
Eddie 91 in flight of fancy....

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Peter Lee Family Tree
I have been looking at your website for Cawston and found it very interesting and helpful in my research into my grandfathers family history.
I know that my grandfathers family still reside in Cawston and I thought that this may be of…

Robert Williams Family History
This was supplied with many thanks by Marg Keable and writes - I have my Williams family that was from Cawston....

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John Randal Bradburne
Son of Cawston Rector: Thomas William Bradburne -
Joining the army in 1939, in 1940 he was commissioned into the 9th Gurkha Rifles, a regiment of the Indian Army and found himself in Malaya, facing....

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Walter Edward Tuddenham
Walter Edward TUDDENHAM was born in 1859 at Cawston. Into a large and very respectable family of some prosperity. I know.....

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Celebrities
Celebrities born in Cawston or who have had Cawston connections....

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Beryl Rounce
Beryl with her long service Royal Norfolk Agricultural Association award in 1998, the only female farmer.....

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John Gilbert
A mid Norfolk Man has spoken of his pride at laying a wreath alongside one placed by the President....

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Mary Maude
Mary Maude who was born in 1876 came to Cawston in her twenties and lived with....

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Michael and Jean Thompson
History/Photo Collection....

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Major Hubert Rodwell
Newspaper Piece regarding History and family information....

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John Kett
Champion of Norfolk Dialect.

Mr John Kett retired in March 1978 after 26 years as Headmaster of Cawston School.

In a few words it is impossible to do justice to what Mr. Kett has meant and means, to the school, the village and the wider…

Tommy and Grace Neale
Appreciation/Memoriam....

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Isabella Bumphrey
Cawston's Own Charity Champion....

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Hilda Dewing
On the 4th April 1996, Hilda was privileged to be invited to receive the Maundy Money from the Queen in Norwich Cathedral....

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George Chapman
Employment letter 1904 for George Chapman....

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Ivy Lake
A few years ago Ivy wrote down a few of her memories....

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Walter Frederick Carman
He joined the Royal Navy when he was 15 years old.... Click on file to view full screen....

Dewing and Spooner by Peggy Dewing
Herbert John Spooner with horses/Imperial Service Medal presented to Arthur Dewing & School Memories by Peggy and Pam....

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Manor Water Tower
The water tower was built to provide fresh water to the Manor in 1897.... Click on file to view full screen....

Avis Marsh
Scouting was her life....

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Original documents relating to land and property in Cawston
Click on the files to see the full details of the resources. The contents include papers relating to Cooks of Cawston, family history of the Clements family, an Inclosure document outlining the Cawston boundary, documents relating to Roopham House, 3…

William Dove 1809 - 1866
The resource is an extract from a book by Tony Satchell. 'Linked by chains and lineage' published in Ashburton, Victoria AU in 1992. It provides a background to the Dove family, the political situation in the early 1800s and details about life in a…

Memories of The Loke off Chapel Street Cawston
In this item David Palgrave recounts his memories of living in one of the cottages in The Loke Cawston. His family lived there from 1956 to 1964 when the cottages were sold. The Howes and the Chatters also lived in the cottages.

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The family history of Robert J Austin
The history comprises family trees and Census information. Robert's ancestors all lived in Norfolk and mainly in the Cawston area. They were butchers, labourers, laundresses, brickmakers, needlewomen and publicans. For more information on Robert's…
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